Please consider joining us in one of these FREE, two-day professional development opportunities. Each participant will receive curriculum materials valued at over $300.00!

Project Webfoot and Flying WILD at Sugar Ridge Fish and Wildlife Area, Winslow, IN
April 2 - 3, 2009. 8:30 – 3 pm both days.

Project Webfoot and Flying WILD at Willow Slough Fish and Wildlife Area, Morocco, IN
April 17 – 18, 2009, 8:30 – 3 pm both days (Central Time)

Join Indiana Projects WET and WILD for a two-day workshop featuring Project Webfoot and Flying WILD, wetlands and bird curricula for educators grades 4-6. Project Webfoot is a wetlands education program that includes the WOW! The Wonder of Wetlands Educator Guide. Project Webfoot curriculum and materials include background information, lessons and techniques for teaching about wetlands. For more information about Project Webfoot and to view a list of materials included the educator kit, please visit www.projectwebfoot.org. Flying WILD (www.flyingwild.org) provides an introduction to bird biology, identification and migration. All curricula employ hands-on activities that can be used in the classroom or outside. The workshop will include trips to sites on the hosting property and discussions on how to plan a field trip to the property for your students. Through a generous sponsorship by Ducks Unlimited, participants will receive curriculum materials ($300 value) and lunch both days at no cost. To register, contact the Natural Resources Education Center at 317-562-1338 or at nrec@dnr.in.gov.